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The Carbon Curve

Na’im Merchant
Carbon Removal
Climate Change
Carbon Dioxide Removal
Enhanced Rock Weathering
Direct Air Capture
Net Zero
Canada
Community Engagement
Carbon Credits
Agriculture
Climate Policy
Undo
Carbon Budget
Carbon Markets
Environmental Justice
Climate Change Policy
Residual Emissions
MRV
Carbon Removal Standards Initiative
Renewable Energy

The world needs to remove billions of tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere — and an entirely new industry is emerging to do it. On The Carbon Curve, Na'im Merchant explores the people, policies, and technologies driving carbon removal forward through conversations with the sector's leading voices. From policy wins and market shifts to breakthrough technologies and global perspectives, each episode unpa... more

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Episode 64 is with Dr. Julio Friedmann, Chief Scientist at Carbon Direct

In this episode, Na’im speaks with Dr. Julio Friedmann about Carbon Direct’s recent publication “ 5 Pillars of Successful Project Deployment and Delivery” on what the carbon di... more

Episode 63 is with Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh

Last week, Heatmap reported that Microsoft — the single largest buyer of durable carbon dioxide removal in the world, accounting for 80–90% of all purchases ever made — is pausing new CDR purchases. Jack A... more

Episode 62 is with Robert Höglund (Head of Climate Strategy and CDR, Milky Wire; Co-Founder, CDR FYI; CEO, Marginal Carbon).

In this episode, host Na’im Merchant catches up with Robert Höglund to discuss his latest thinking on the carbon removal sec... more

Episode 61 is with Giana Amador (Executive Director, Carbon Removal Alliance), Erin Burns (Executive Director, Carbon180), and Peter Minor (CEO, Absolute Climate).

In this inaugural Removers Roundtable episode, host Na’im Merchant sits down with thr... more

Episode 60 is a special ask me anything style episode with Na’im Merchant and Rahima Dosani

In this annual “flip the script” episode of The Carbon Curve, Na’im is back in the hot seat as his wife Rahima Dosani interviews him AMA-style to reflect on ... more

Episode 59 is with Rory Brown, Co-Founder & CEO at Airhive

In this episode, Na’im speaks with Rory about his journey into carbon removal technology with a focus on direct air capture (DAC). Other major themes include the importance of financing, the... more

Episode 58 is with Marc Roston (Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy) and Peter Minor (Absolute Climate)

This episode features Marc Roston, senior research scholar at Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy, and Peter Minor, co-founder of Absol... more

Episode 57 is with Adam Fraser, CEO of Terraset.

In this episode, Na’im speaks with Adam Fraser about Terraset, an innovative nonprofit dedicated to removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. They discuss Adam's background in sports journalism a... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Julio Friedmann
Chief Scientist at Carbon Direct
Carbon Direct
Episode: Carbon removal is stuck in low earth orbit. Here's how we get out.
Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh
Director of the Carbon Management Program at the Center on Global Energy Policy
Columbia University (Center on Global Energy Policy)
Episode: Seven buyers in a trench coat
Robert Höglund
Head of Climate Strategy and Cdr at Milky Wire; co-founder of CdrFYI; CEO of Marginal Carbon
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Episode: Why carbon removal needs a new story
Rory Brown
CEO of Airhive, a London-based DAC developer.
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Episode: How will this newly launched DAC facility hold up to a Canadian winter?
Marc Roston
Senior research scholar at the Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, focusing on carbon accounting and markets.
Stanford University
Episode: The carbon market's original sin
Adam Fraser
CEO of Terraset, a nonprofit focused on removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Terraset
Episode: Philanthropy's role in shaping climate finance
Jonathan Rhone
Co-founder and CEO of Co280, a serial clean tech entrepreneur with extensive experience in the industry.
Co280
Episode: CO280 is turning pulp and paper mills into carbon removal factories
Natalie Khtikian
Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Co280, experienced in commercialization and sales for climate tech.
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Will Kain
Founder and CEO of Avnos with nearly a decade of leadership experience across early-stage clean tech companies.
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Episode: Has Avnos flipped the script on DAC?

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Na'im Merchant
Host focused on carbon removal, policy, and market dynamics; leads conversations with industry and policy figures.

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Carbon removal is stuck in low earth orbit. Here's how we get out.
Q: What are the main blockers at the CFO level, and how can the industry address them?
CFOs worry about long horizons, risk, and contract certainty; reducing risk through technical readiness, project assurance, standardization, and bankable offtakes, plus a clear, scalable contracting approach, is key to unlocking CFO buy-in.
Carbon removal is stuck in low earth orbit. Here's how we get out.
Q: Why do you describe carbon removal as being in a low-Earth orbit, and what's needed to reach the next phase?
We've built the foundations for an enterprise, but policy, market structures, and risk capital are still not aligned; the five pillars plus stronger standardization and risk-reducing mechanisms are required to move from pilots to large-scale deals.
Carbon removal is stuck in low earth orbit. Here's how we get out.
Q: What's the latest at Carbon Direct and what inspired the CDR 2.0 report?
The team is expanding and refining approaches to push carbon removal toward commercial viability, with CDR 2.0 offering a framework that acknowledges early-stage challenges while outlining concrete pillars and actions to accelerate deployment.
Why carbon removal needs a new story
Q: What do you think is the near-term demand driver for carbon removal if compliance markets don't deliver the bulk of the demand in the next decade?
Voluntary demand and corporate claims will likely be the primary near-term drivers, with a path toward some compliance demand later; companies should model scenarios to understand revenue and capacity needs under different demand trajectories.
Why carbon removal needs a new story
Q: Why do you think sectors like aviation and shipping have largely ignored carbon removal in their decarbonization roadmaps, and how should they change their approach?
These sectors have favored fuel-switching and see carbon removal as an offset rather than an integrated tool; the panel argues they should embed CDR to offset residuals where reductions aren't feasible yet, while ensuring MRV and permanence to maintain credibility.

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Frequently Asked Questions About The Carbon Curve

What is The Carbon Curve about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The series focuses on the evolution, economics, policy, and technology of carbon removal, featuring deep dives with researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. Episodes commonly explore market dynamics, policy levers, financing models, and the technical and practical challenges of scaling deployment, along with real-world case studies in DAC, MRV, and cross-sector collaboration. Notable is a consistent emphasis on provable progress, standardization, and the need for governance and coalition-building to move from hype to durable impact. The format often centers on actionable insights for buyers, funders, and policymakers, and several episodes showcase high-profile corporate and governmental actors shaping the space. This ... more

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